Pretty sure BestBuy had the same (if very similar) deal just last week . Good deal non-the-less .

Matrim33

Wacky Member

posted: Apr. 5, 2013 @ 2:16p

I have the older version of this laptop and love it!

Mulox

Addicted Member

posted: Apr. 5, 2013 @ 4:35p

Yes, this does look identical to the BB laptop on sale this week for same price, however no tax on this one, plus ebucks. Awesome price for a 3rd generation i5. The only thing I hate is Win8... wish they would offer a free downgrade.

What is the cheapest price on Win7 these days? Anything under $50?

websquirrel

Handsome Member

posted: Apr. 5, 2013 @ 5:11p

Mulox said: Yes, this does look identical to the BB laptop on sale this week for same price, however no tax on this one, plus ebucks. Awesome price for a 3rd generation i5. The only thing I hate is Win8... wish they would offer a free downgrade.

What is the cheapest price on Win7 these days? Anything under $50?

Once you install classic shell, it will be just like windows 7, only way faster. You can read about it here. Now, I'd be happy to take that $50 off your hands for you.

cyfan

Ancient Member

posted: Apr. 5, 2013 @ 5:17p

Just remember that whether you get it pre-installed, or you do it yourself...all laptops run much better on an SSD. I've purchased $245 clearance I-3 laptop and put in an SSD and it blows away an i7 for day-to-day tasks with a traditional drive. Most non-gaming and non-video-editing stuff is disk intensive, not CPU intensive. If you want a lot of disk space, get a hybrid drive.

Well the SSD advice goes for any machine. Most of what we do is I/O limited not CPU limited as you say. I've found the hybrid drives great value but nowhere near SSD performance. It's a trade-off if you really need to have a terabyte of space.

hocuspocusblade

Senior Member

posted: Apr. 5, 2013 @ 5:25p

SOLD OUT!

Matrim33

Wacky Member

posted: Apr. 5, 2013 @ 5:34p

I dropped an SSD and kept the 750gb drive by taking out the optical drive and replacing it with this:

Works way better than a hybrid. Transfer the OS and programs to the SSD, and use the 750gb HD for storage. Works awesome! You would be surprised at how little you need an optical drive these days. I bought an external usb optical drive for $20 and have used it once in the last 6 months. Thumb drives, network file transfers, and downloads are really all I need to transfer files.

Matrim33

Wacky Member

posted: Apr. 5, 2013 @ 5:39p

I guess this is all a moot point, OOS now.

Wow, they sold 960 of these.

Mulox

Addicted Member

posted: Apr. 5, 2013 @ 5:43p

websquirrel said: Mulox said: Yes, this does look identical to the BB laptop on sale this week for same price, however no tax on this one, plus ebucks. Awesome price for a 3rd generation i5. The only thing I hate is Win8... wish they would offer a free downgrade.

What is the cheapest price on Win7 these days? Anything under $50?

Once you install classic shell, it will be just like windows 7, only way faster. You can read about it here. Now, I'd be happy to take that $50 off your hands for you.Thanks for the tip, although I am a bit skeptical as to how it improves the entire user experience. I will definitely check it out on my son's Win8 laptop first before buying.

galvodog10

Senior Member

posted: Apr. 5, 2013 @ 9:20p

Excellent tip on classic shell because YES you WILL hate Win 8 and that prog makes it close enough to 7 to make it totally worthwhile...woulda grabbed this if I was in on time...nice deal

cyfan

Ancient Member

posted: Apr. 6, 2013 @ 7:35a

Matrim33 said: I dropped an SSD and kept the 750gb drive by taking out the optical drive and replacing it with this:

Works way better than a hybrid. Transfer the OS and programs to the SSD, and use the 750gb HD for storage. Works awesome! You would be surprised at how little you need an optical drive these days. I bought an external usb optical drive for $20 and have used it once in the last 6 months. Thumb drives, network file transfers, and downloads are really all I need to transfer files.

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